Jesus Is…Teacher – Monday
What good teachers do you recall? Was it because of their teaching skills, or other qualities? Jesus was great as a teacher, but memorable because he was much more than a teacher. We’ll explore one story where he revealed his true identity with just a few words.
Jesus is… Teacher – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, the day we study the Bible together. This week, as part of our series on the identity of Jesus, we’re going to study how Jesus was a teacher, and much more. Very early in his public ministry of […]
Jesus is… Teacher – Group Study Guide
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: What good teachers do you recall? Was it because of their teaching skills, or other qualities? Why? Reading: And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit […]
Jesus is… Help – Thursday
Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. It’s Thursday, the day we try to apply and live out what we’ve learned this week from the Bible. This week we’ve been studying the story of Jesus turning water into wine. He didn’t just make any wine – he made really […]
Jesus is… Help – Wednesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Jesus being asked, by his mother, to help at a wedding that had run out of wine, and where the hosts would be seen as extremely and embarrassingly inhospitable. I asked yesterday what you thought […]
Jesus is… Help – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, the day we study the Bible together. This week, as part of our series on the identity of Jesus, is about how Jesus is Helpful. We’re going to study a time when Jesus attended a wedding and the […]
Jesus is… Help – Monday
Jesus once got pushed into helping at a disastrous wedding – and turned water into wine. When have you been pushed into something? Why were you reluctant, and what motivated you?
Jesus Is…Help – Group Study Guide
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: When have you been pushed into something? Why were you reluctant, and what motivated you? Reading: On the third day there was a wedding […]
Jesus is… Perfect – Thursday
Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. It’s Thursday, the day we try to apply and live out what we’ve learned this week from the Bible. This week we’ve been studying how Jesus was perfect. That sounds like it might be discouraging – of course he’s perfect. It may […]
Jesus is… Perfect – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Jesus being tempted by Satan to sin, but remaining perfect. I asked yesterday if you noticed what Jesus did to resist temptation and sin. Satan offered him wealth, power and freedom, and Jesus responded distinctly […]
Jesus is… Perfect – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, the day we study the Bible together. This week, as part of our series on the identity of Jesus, we’re going to study how Jesus is perfect. The story that will show us that is one where he […]
Jesus is… Perfect – Group Study Guide
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: When have been the moments you’ve realized you aren’t perfect? When was it most obvious to you, or others? How did you move on? Reading: […]
Jesus is… God – Thursday
Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. It’s Thursday, the day we try to apply and live out what we’ve learned this week from the Bible. This week we’ve been studying how Jesus was God, and yet so many people missed it, and still do today. There were broadly […]
Jesus is… God – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read a beautiful passage in the Gospel of John that says God came and walked on this earth, as a man with human flesh. He talked about the logos, the Word, which would have been a philosophical concept beloved […]